The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-06

third double large what have been car
ried here in former years"
Joseph p Shipp of Murphy, Hibben & Co..
wholesale dry goods I'VE have had a highly
satisfactory increase each month since the nrss
| of January. The increase began before that
and before the boom was thought Of we
do not. for that reason, attribute it to natural
gas The character of the trade is healthy
The merchants who buy of us seem to ne In a
prosperous condition and collections are fully up
| to our expectations. There appears to be great
deal of money in the country. 1t Is well as
| tributed. We selling more OF finer goods
which is an indication of prosperity among the
people"
SEVERN. Ostemeyer & Co.. wholesale grocers:
''Our business is up to last years trade at this
time, with slight increase. Collections are get
ting easier and people are paying up better
NJ. O'Connor, wholesale grocer: business
with Us has been constantly increasing since the
! first of last November. There seems to be
better demand for goods. We have taken no
new territory and the increase il on the old
ground 1t is actually better by 20 per cent
than a year ago. Coffees are the only thing that
has advanced. Sugars, even with the duty. are
cheaper than / have ever known them Ii we
have a good fruit season will have an enor-
/ nous demand for sugars. Indianapolis is favor
ably situated. We have radios of ninety
miles of contributory territory that cannot be
| excelled anywhere in the United States"
| George X. Share saddlery, hardware and car
rage goods 1--WE have found our business very
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. better than last year
at this season We are adding no new territory.
and only seek to thoroughly cover territory that
| is naturally contributory to Indianapolis"
|
ness is in q prosperous condition; trade healthy,
collections fair. very few losses. This is bet
ter condition of affairs than we have had for
| years There has been for the past SIX months
| increase in business"
| George A. Woodford G. Co.. Wholesale liquors.
| Trade since the LIST of January. 1887 has been
| better than for the same period in 1856 Our
| trade is in Indiana and central Illinois. Strikes
| effected the trade last year. With these out OF
| the way the outlook is more promising than any
| former year"
Wiles, Coffin & Co.. wholesale grocers TRADE
| is growing better, though our margins are no
larger. All our goods are firm and moving quite
freely. There seems to be desire among bust
ness men about the country, chiefly retailers, to
come to Indianapolis. There is a substantially
about this city thatimpresses men who have
capital that they do not want to endanger
greatly"
Layman & Carey Company, hardware: ''Trade
has been better this year one month after an
other than last year. We had the best four
months of winter trade have had since
have been in business. If we have the crops.
the prospect is encouraging for several years
business Meridian street financially Is solid as
rock, and everybody gaining Our wholesale
Industrious. using every possible exertion to
build up the credit of the street. Indianapolis
has strong hold upon her territory, and even
territory that is remote she holds firmly in COM
petition with Chicago st. Louis and other larca
markets. No city in the country is better To-
Gated as distributing point. and the Interstate
commerce law favors us as a jobbing point
Hendricks g. Cooper. boots and shoes: There
has been very healthy improvement for the
first third of this year over corresponding
period in 1886. This is true all along the street
There has not been a month this year that was
not an improvement on the corresponding month
of last year"
indianapolis Stove Company: SIN the first
four months of this year business has increased
nearly so per cent. over that time in 1856 We
cover the States of Indiana and Illinois, and
have recently added some trade from Missouri.
We have some specialtIes that sell over a wider
range of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Iowa, Ohio and
western Virginia. We do not remember any
frnn yUha 10 Enarfc ar N ad
trade were better than now. The molders
strike has demoralized the trade little but
are not affected by that, we do not belong to
the Manufacturers Defense Association. We
have run our foundry continuously now for
eleven months without a shutdown. except for
occasional repairs and legal holidays"
Hendrickson. Letter &, Co.. hats and caps: 1--WE
considerably ahead OF the same period last
year. Our territory is Indiana part of Illinois
and portion of Ohio This We 60 over very
thoroughly with six men on the road. Collec-
tons are fair. and the percentage of loss will
pro baby be even less than last year"
Jones, Mckee & Co. boots and shoes: 1--WE
have made an increase thus far this year. Col
lections are equally as good as last year. We
get many of our goods from Worcester county,
Massachusetts. where a strike has been going on
for three months, and the time that winter stock
should be getting ready being lost may make
some trouble"
Mullaney g. Hayes. wholesale liquors. sour
business is so per cent. better than In the like
four months of last year. We have not increased
our territory; but have gone over closer and bet
succeeding year. to sell from Indianapolis We
sell liquors here under as favorable circum-
stances anywhere in the United States. We
might say that our great increase has not been
in WHISTLES but in special brand OF California
wine known as the Cote Dor
James R Ross & Co., liquors and cigars:
''Our business Is SO per cent. better in January,
February, March and April than in those months
last year. The outlook for a continuance of
this trade is exceedingly bright"
Richardson Drug Company: ''We consider
business better than it has been before for FIVE
years in Indianapolis"
Taylor & Smith, leather, findings and betting:
Much better and healthier tone. Sales
larger collections good. We feel that the
Improvement in business has come to stay"
Fairbanks & Co., II. II. McGaffey, manager,
scales, windmills and railroad station supplies:
"Our business for the first four months of this
present year exceeds that of like period in
1886 80 per cent that is, it is onehalf larger
Collections have been very satisfactory
A. B. Gates & Co. spices, roasted cofees and
baking powder: I'VE had large trade last
year. We do not. think the increase thus far
this year is great, but It is growing and
later on will get larger Last year we sold 33 1-3
per cent. moro than any previous year. In
baking owderlwe go far east as Boston and
New York, far south as Charleston and New
Orleans. and as far west as San Francisco. We
intend to pay more attention to Southern trade
than we have heretofore"
Holiday & Wyon. leather dealers and whole
sale manufacturers of harness: ''Our business
is greatly better. We have really more than we
do. being greatly pushed in our factory. We
are far behind in orders that shall be
compelled to cal in travellers for while
We cannot get skilled workmen and our present
force have more than they can do"
Robertson & Perry, grocers: In the past four
months trade has been nearly % per cent. better
than for a like period in sc. We consider the
gain remarkable. We do not sell over any
greater territory. and have made no
increase force, but the ter
ritory is filing and getting better.
Improved business in the natural-gas towns has
helped Indianapolis already, and will help her
more. The gas boom makes them feel better,
and they trade lively. Whenever the country
merchants talk cheerfully they do now,
all have reason to feel very joyful"
When clothing store j. T. Brush, manager:
''Trade is great deal better than for the four
months at the beginning of 1886 until two weeks
ago when the cold weather interfered.
Model Clothing Store: .Our business is 20
per cent better-the best spring trade we have
ever had"